what the 25 year award does is simultaneously celebrate a particular building and give us a peek into the state of architecture culture. ~ christopher hawthorne / architecture critic la times

the american institute of architects will not name a winner for their 2018 twenty-five year award. critic christopher hawthorne annoyance is palpable. presumably to ease his pain, we feel the pain also, he takes the time to create a list of worthy candidates. designapplause created this post as a repository for the list and hopefully more dialog.

[ mr. hawthorne’s list ] ranked in order of their suitability for the award, best candidates first.

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Ron Kovach is a designer, educator and blogger. He's a past president of both The Art Institute of Chicago's Architecture & Design Society and the AIGA Chicago Chapter as well as a past chairman, 27 Chicago Designers. He's an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago and co-founder / editor of DesignApplause and Chicago Design Archive. Contact Ron via Contact/Help on this site.